Common use of Evidence Supporting Claim Clause in Contracts

Evidence Supporting Claim. (a) The Employer will require the Employee to provide evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person to support the taking of personal/carer’s leave, provided that: (i) Employees other than Dental Assistants employed by DHSV or Ballarat Health Service may be absent through personal illness or injury for one day without furnishing evidence on not more then three (3) occasions in any one year of service. (ii) Dental Assistants employed by DHSV or Ballarat Health Service may be absent through personal injury or illness for one day without furnishing evidence on not more than five (5) occasions in any one year of service. (b) When taking leave to care for members of their immediate family or household who are ill or injured and require care and support, the Employee will, if required by the Employer, establish by production of a medical certificate or statutory declaration, the illness or injury of the person who requires care and support. (c) When taking leave to care for members of their immediate family or household who require care due to an unexpected emergency, the Employee must, if required by the Employer, establish by production of documentation acceptable to the Employer or a statutory declaration, the nature of the emergency and that such emergency resulted in the person concerned requiring care by the Employee. (d) In normal circumstances, an Employee must not take leave to care for an immediate family or household member under this clause where another person has taken leave to care for the same person. (e) An Employee is not entitled to personal/carer’s leave under this clause unless they have complied with the foregoing notice and evidence requirements.